Lerna

Hydra · Hya · HAT-P-42 · magnitude 12.15

Lerna was the name of a lake in the eastern Peloponnese, where the Lernaean Hydra, an immortal mythical nine-headed beast lived. The star lies in the constellation of Hydra.

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HAT-P-42

Visual magnitude

12.15

Right ascension (J2000)

135.344°

Declination (J2000)

6.09723°

IAU adoption

2019/12/17

Name origin

Lerna was the name of a lake in the eastern Peloponnese, where the Lernaean Hydra, an immortal mythical nine-headed beast lived. The star lies in the constellation of Hydra.

Other stars in Hydra